Structured Summary
Abstract
A genus in the family Blattidae containing several species, the most common being P. americana, the American cockroach.
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Synonyms
12 entry terms
- Periplanetas
- American Cockroach
- American Cockroaches
- Periplaneta americana
- American Cockroache
- American Cockroachs
- Cockroach, American
- Cockroache, American
- Cockroaches, American
- Cockroachs, American
- Periplaneta americanas
- americana, Periplaneta
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
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History Note
91(75); for PERIPLANETA AMERICANA use COCKROACHES 1995-97
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Periplaneta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010526. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010526
- Periplaneta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periplaneta
- Periplaneta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264976